Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Werder Bremen
Ref: Matthias Jollenbeck, GermanyBORUSSIA-PARK, Mönchengladbach · 54,057 cap
Match recap
Werder Bremen beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–0 in their Bundesliga fixture. Mbangula, Stage, Schmid, and Njinmah scored for Werder Bremen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.48 for Borussia Mönchengladbach versus 2.09 for Werder Bremen. Borussia Mönchengladbach sit 12th in the Bundesliga table while Werder Bremen are 15th.
First Half
15'
⚽
Mbangula
Assist: Sugawara
26'
⚽
Stage
Assist: Mbangula
Machino
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Ullrich
⇄
Hack
⇄
Sander
63'
⇄
Stage
⇄
Reyna
⇄
Chiarodia
74'
⚽
Schmid
Penalty
75'
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Mbangula
75'
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Schmid
81'
⚽
Njinmah
Assist: Boniface
83'
⇄
Friedl
83'
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Cameron Puertas
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 11 |  Union Berlin | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 |  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | -11 | 38 |
| 13 |  Hamburger SV | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | -14 | 38 |
| 14 |  1. FC Köln | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -14 | 32 |
| 15 |  Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 32 |
| 16 |  VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -24 | 29 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Borussia MönchengladbachWerder Bremen
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.48VS2.09
Attack5 · 1 won
19
Shots
12
3
Shots on target
7
10
Shots in the box
9
9
Shots outside box
3
9
Shots off goal
4
9
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
508
Total passes
428
430
Accurate passes
350
85%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline1 · 2 won
12
Fouls
9
1
Yellow cards
0
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
7
Blocked shots
1
0.30
Goals prevented
0.30
Borussia Mönchengladbach
4-2-3-1
Werder Bremen
4-2-3-1
Borussia Mönchengladbach
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Fabio Christian ChiarodiaD
- 4Kevin Diks BakarbessyD
- 9Franck HonoratM
- 13Giovanni Alejandro ReynaM
- 16Philipp SanderM
- 18Shuto MachinoF
- 25Robin HackM
- 26Lukas UllrichD
- 27Rocco ReitzM
- 30Nico ElvediD
- 33Moritz NicolasG
Substitutes
- 1Jonas OmlinG
- 5Marvin FriedrichD
- 6Yannik EngelhardtM
- 7Kevin StögerM
- 15Haris TabakovićF
- 17Jens CastropM
- 20Luca NetzD
- 28Grant-Leon RanosF
- 29Joseph Michael ScallyD
Werder Bremen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Yukinari SugawaraD
- 6Jens Dalsgaard StageM
- 7Samuel-Germain Kinduelu Mbangula TshifundaM
- 14Senne Maaike LynenM
- 17Marco GrüllF
- 18Cameron PuertasM
- 20Romano Christian SchmidM
- 27Felix AguD
- 30Mio BackhausG
- 31Abdoul Karim CoulibalyD
- 32Marco FriedlD
Substitutes
- 9Keke Maximilian ToppF
- 10Leonardo Jesus Loureiro BittencourtM
- 11Justin Gideon NjinmahF
- 13Karl Jakob HeinG
- 23Isaac Osa's SchmidtD
- 24Patrice ČovićM
- 28Skelly AlveroM
- 33Mick SchmetgensD
- 44Victor Okoh BonifaceF
Borussia Mönchengladbach
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuto Machino | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Fabio Chiarodia | D | 74 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Giovanni Reyna | M | 74 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Rocco Reitz(C) | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Philipp Sander | M | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Lukas Ullrich | D | 60 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Moritz Nicolas | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franck Honorat | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Robin Hack | M | 60 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Kevin Diks | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Nico Elvedi | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jens Castrop | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joseph Scally | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Omlin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Friedrich | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yannik Engelhardt | M | 30 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Stöger | M | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Haris Tabaković | F | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Grant-Leon Ranos | F | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Luca Netz | D | 30 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Werder Bremen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Mbangula | M | 75 | 8.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/5 |
| Felix Agu | D | 90 | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Marco Friedl(C) | D | 83 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jens Stage | M | 63 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Senne Lynen | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yukinari Sugawara | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Mio Backhaus | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karim Coulibaly | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Romano Schmid | M | 75 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/3 |
| Cameron Puertas | M | 83 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Marco Grüll | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Keke Topp | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Schmidt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mick Schmetgens | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karl Hein | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Njinmah | F | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | M | 27 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Skelly Alvero | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrice Čović | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Okoh Boniface | F | 15 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |